Jacob Mchangama
Jacob Mchangama is the founder and CEO of the Copenhagen based think tank Justitia. Jacob has written extensively on free speech including in the Economist, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and The Wall Street Journal as well as peer-reviewed journals. He is the producer and narrator of the podcast “Clear and Present” Danger: A History of Free Speech” and author of the critically acclaimed book “Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media” published by Basic Books in 2022.
Recent Writings
- Don’t be too tempted by Europe’s plan to fix social media,
- Censorship won’t cure disinformation (featuring Jacob Mchangama and Nadine Strossen): Part 17 of answers to arguments against free speech,
- Clear and Present Danger podcast – Episode 41 – Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?,
- Clear and Present Danger podcast - Special Edition – Suzanne Nossel,
- Clear and Present Danger podcast – Special Edition – Daphne Keller and Kate Klonick,
- Clear and Present Danger podcast - Special Edition - Monika Bickert,
- Clear and Present Danger podcast – Episode 40 – The Age of Human Rights: Tragedy and Triumph,
- Clear and Present Danger podcast – Episode 39: The Totalitarian Temptation, Part II – Der Untergang,
- Clear and Present Danger podcast – Episode 38: The Totalitarian Temptation – Part I,
- Clear and Present Danger podcast – Episode 37: Expert Opinion – The history of mass surveillance, with Andreas Marklund,
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